Thirteen Ways of Looking at a BlackbirdBy Wallace StevensI Among twenty snowy mountains, The only moving thing Was the eye of the blackbird. II I was of three...NatureAnimalsThe MindMemory & NostalgiaArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsPhilosophyMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryImagistJoy & Contentment + 6 more
p1In a Station of the MetroBy Ezra PoundThe apparition of these faces in the crowd: Petals on a wet, black bough.Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeThe MindDoubt & ContemplationMetersFree VerseTechniquesConfessionalImageryImagistPersonaSymbolistTypes/ModesEpigramJoy & ContentmentArts & Culture + 9 more
The Garden by MoonlightBy Amy LowellA black cat among roses, Phlox, lilac-misted under a first-quarter moon, The sweet smells of heliotrope...LoveDesire & PassionNatureLandscapes & PastoralsLivingGrowing OldTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsLGBTQ+Men & WomenTechniquesImagistBoredomDisappointment + 8 more
Wash of Cold RiverBy H.D.Wash of cold river in a glacial land, Ionian water, chill, snow-ribbed sand, drift of rare flowers, clear, with delicate shell- like leaf enclosing...LoveDesire & PassionNatureWinterTrees & FlowersSeas, Rivers, & StreamsRelationshipsArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagist + 6 more
Nuit BlancheBy Amy LowellI want no horns to rouse me up to-night, And trumpets make too clamorous a ring To fit my mood, it is...Arts & SciencesMusicMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalTechniquesImagist
InterludeBy Amy LowellWhen I have baked white cakesAnd grated green almonds to spread upon them; When I have picked the green...NatureStars, Planets, HeavensActivitiesEating & DrinkingMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagist
p1The ArtistBy Amy LowellWhy do you subdue yourself in golds and purples? Why do you dim yourself with folded silks? Do you not...LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveRelationshipsArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagist + 3 more
The MatrixBy Amy LowellGoaded and harassed in the factory That tears our life up into bits of days Ticked off upon a clock ...Social CommentariesLivingTime & BrevityActivitiesJobs & WorkingVerse FormsSonnetStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesImagistBlameDisappointmentGratitude + 7 more
The Broken FountainBy Amy LowellOblong, its jutted ends rounding into circles,The old sunken basin lies with its flat, marble lipAn ...NatureFallArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagistTypes/ModesEkphrasisJoy & Contentment + 4 more
Sea RoseBy H.D.Rose, harsh rose, marred and with stint of petals, meagre flower, thin, sparse of leaf, more precious...LoveDesire & PassionNatureTrees & FlowersSeas, Rivers, & StreamsActivitiesGardeningMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagistAnxiety & Insecurity + 5 more
OreadBy H.D.Whirl up, sea— whirl your pointed pines, splash your great pines on our rocks, hurl your green over ...LoveDesire & PassionNatureTrees & FlowersSeas, Rivers, & StreamsMythology & FolkloreMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryImagist + 4 more
LedaBy H.D.Where the slow river meets the tide, a red swan lifts red wings and darker beak, and underneath the ...NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsThe MindMemory & NostalgiaMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyHeroes & PatriotismMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagistAnxiety & InsecurityGratitude + 6 more
p1The GardenBy H.D.I You are clear O rose, cut in rock, hard as the descent of hail. I could scrape the colour from the...NatureTrees & FlowersWeatherThe MindDoubt & ContemplationActivitiesGardeningMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagistDisappointment + 5 more
EveningBy H.D.The light passes from ridge to ridge, from flower to flower— the hepaticas, wide-spread under the light...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsTechniquesImagistDisappointmentGrief
Dreams in War TimeBy Amy LowellII wandered through a house of many rooms.It grew darker and darker,Until, at last, I could only find...LivingRelationshipsArts & SciencesPhilosophyMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagistAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointment + 3 more
AutumnBy T. E. HulmeA touch of cold in the Autumn night— I walked abroad, And saw the ruddy moon lean over a hedge Like ...NatureFallStars, Planets, HeavensThe MindMemory & NostalgiaMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagistJoy & Contentment + 3 more
A London Thoroughfare. 2 A.M.By Amy LowellThey have watered the street, It shines in the glare of lamps, Cold, white lamps, And lies Like a slow...NatureStars, Planets, HeavensSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagistAnxiety & InsecurityGratitude + 3 more
p1To a Greek MarbleBy Richard AldingtonPótuia, pótuia White grave goddess, Pity my sadness, O silence of Paros. I am not of these about thy...LoveInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveUnrequited LoveNatureLandscapes & PastoralsLivingRelationshipsArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureMythology & FolkloreTechniquesConsonanceImageryImagistRefrainTypes/ModesEpistleDisappointment + 12 more
p1Au Vieux JardinBy Richard AldingtonI have sat here happy in the gardens, Watching the still pool and the reeds And the dark clouds Which...NatureSummerLandscapes & PastoralsTechniquesImagist
p1Middle-Aged: A Study in an EmotionBy Ezra Pound"'Tis but a vague, invarious delight. As gold that rains about some buried king. As the fine flakes,...LivingGrowing OldMidlifeMetersBlank VerseTechniquesImagistPersonaSimileTypes/ModesDramatic MonologueJoy & Contentment + 5 more